I got married at 18 because when ‘you know, you know’, people who have something against it are just jealous

A woman who married at 18 has hit back at people who told her it was ‘too young’ and said they were ‘just jealous’.

Crystal Connors, a traveler from Great Britain, posted clamp on TikTok only singing for Wedding March with a twist, singing: ‘I’m getting married today, all you jealous b***** better get out of the way’.

She continued, “Cause I got a husband, and you got no shit, and if you ain’t married by now, you might as well quit.”

The video quickly racked up more than 100,000 views, with people praising her wedding look.

One wished her ‘a beautiful wedding day’, while another viewer said: ‘Drop dead beautiful’.

In a TikTok clamp recently posted, she spoke about her decision to tie the knot so young, simply explaining, “When you know you know.”

Her comments were flooded with further questions, about how long they had been together and whether it is legal to get married so young.

It comes after a woman from the Traveler community took to social media to explain why she would never date a non-Traveler man, also known as a ‘country man’.

Charlotte Ann, 29, who lives in Peterborugh, makes TikTok videos discussing misconceptions about Gypsy culture.

Previous videos she has posted include ‘What Dating Is Like for Gypsies and Travelers? and ‘What is the difference between Gypsies and Travellers?’

In this video, Charlotte answered the question about whether she would ever marry a man outside her culture — it was in response to a comment from a follower who asked, “Would you marry an established man?”

At first she joked: ‘I don’t know if this is a marriage proposal or just a simple question, I don’t know which it is, but we’re going to answer it because I’ve been asked it a few times. ‘

When she answered the question, she said, “No. That’s the short answer. The short answer is no.

“I’m going to explain before the Karens get on the comments section and say, ‘You talk about equality, you talk about oppression. But you say you wouldn’t marry a country man.’ Yes, and I’ll tell you why.

‘I’m traditional. Am I 100% traditional? No. I’m single at home at 29, so no, I’m not 100% traditional, but no one is 100% traditional anymore because it’s 2023.”

She continued, “I prefer to marry my own kind, be it a gypsy or a traveler. I’m half gypsy, half traveler, so in my culture I would marry one or the other.’

Charlotte said she believes marriage and life are “hard enough without being so different,” describing travelers and non-travelers as living in “two different worlds.”

The 29-year-old added: “No one realizes how different your culture is from mine, and I just can’t fathom the hassle of that.”

An example she used was the concept of pocket money, saying that in her culture “you don’t do pocket money,” so she’s not sure what she would do if she married an “established man” and their children asked for it .

She continued, “There are so many things that are different and I just couldn’t worry about that. I don’t want to have to explain who I am to the person I’m going to marry.

‘I know a traveler won’t know me 100%, but at least they would know me in some way.

‘There’s no explaining who you are on the first date. I don’t need to tell him the basics because he needs to know that because he’s a traveler too.”

Closing her thoughts, she ended the video by saying, “So no, I don’t care about any of that and it’s not me.”

‘I think the best matches are matches where people start on a level playing field.

‘I don’t want to teach them my way of doing things. “I’m not Pocahontas, you’re not Captain John, I just don’t have the time or energy.”

Many people in the comments shared their own stories and agreed with Charlotte’s reasoning.

One person wrote ‘100% agree if you’re not equal to start with then it’s probably quite a challenge’, while another added ‘as someone whose parents are from two very different cultures I think it’s good to be in to live the same culture, because that is not the case’. ‘make no barrier between them.’

Another added: “I don’t think there’s anything wrong with wanting to be with someone who understands and shares your culture.”

However, not everyone is on the same page: one person wrote: ‘I’m a traveler married to a country man and there is no difference’, to which Charlotte replied: ‘That’s a straight up lie.’

Another comment read: ‘I love the way you carry yourself. May I ask, but what if a country man likes to adopt your culture 100%?

‘I have a friend (countryman) who fell in love with a local lovely gypsy girl and adopted her and her family’s way of life, they are now married with children. The sweetest couple there.’

Charlotte responded, explaining that she sees that as “selfish” and that someone “doesn’t have to change who they are” to love them.